Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat vs Medje Free-tailed Bat

Mystacina robusta compared with Mops congicus

Key Differences

• Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat is Critically Endangered while Medje Free-tailed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	Medje Free-tailed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum same	Chordata (척삭동물)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class same	Mammalia (포유류)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order same	Chiroptera (박쥐)	Chiroptera (박쥐)
Family	Mystacinidae	Molossidae
Genus	Mystacina	Mops
Species	Mystacina robusta	Mops congicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat and Medje Free-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Chiroptera. (박쥐)

Conservation Status

Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Medje Free-tailed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat	Medje Free-tailed Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Medje Free-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.